Windows 10: Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246

Brink · Oct 29, 2020

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Hello Windows Insiders, today weâre releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 20246 to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel.Starting with todayâs build, Windows Insiders will notice that the name of the branch we are releasing builds from has changed to FE_RELEASE. Just like we did back in May when we released builds from the MN_RELEASE branch, we are practicing our ability to change which branch flight builds from. As our engineers work in development cycles internally, we may prioritize work being done in a specific branch and may need to move Insiders between branches. As a result of the switch to the FE_RELEASE branch, Insiders will notice that some features like the updated emoji picker, redesigned touch keyboard, voice typing, theme-aware splash screens, and others have been removed temporarily. We look to bring these features back to Insiders in the future. As an important reminder â builds from the FE_RELEASE branch are not matched to a specific Windows 10 release.
Other updates for Insiders

Starting soon, the preview experience of the Calendar app will be removed in an upcoming update and return to its classic look and feel. Windows Insiders will see a pop-up notifying them of the changes to the preview experience. No action is needed at this time. We appreciate all your great ideas and are excited to continue building the best Calendar experience.

Updates for developers

The Windows SDK is now flighting continuously with the Dev Channel. Whenever a new OS build is flighted to the Dev Channel, the corresponding SDK will also be flighted. You can always install the latest Insider SDK from aka.ms/InsiderSDK. SDK flights will be archived in Flight Hub along with OS flights.
Changes and Improvements

We added automatic Linux distro installation to the wsl.exe --install command! This means that users who wish to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux quickly can just type in `wsl.exe âinstall` into the command line and then will have a fully set up WSL instance ready to go, including their Linux distro of choice.

Fixes

We fixed an issue that could result in the Pick Time button in the Windows Update dialog not doing anything.

We fixed an issue where hovering over a thumbnail in Task View would display an unexpected border around the item.

We fixed an issue where chkdsk could appear to be stuck at 100% due to not printing the message saying it was done.

We fixed an issue that could result in a crash when disconnecting certain audio devices while playing audio in recent builds.

We fixed an issue where the Windows Update page in Settings could fail to load if connected to a Wi-Fi network with no internet connection.

We fixed an issue resulting in Settings crashing sometimes when clicking the Update and Security category.

We fixed an issue resulting in Storage Settings unexpectedly showing incorrect category sizes (a higher number than what was visible in File Explorer).

We fixed an issue that could lead to a crash when managing partition size in Storage Settings.

We fixed an issue that stopped GPU compute scenarios such as CUDA and DirectML not working for some users inside of the Windows Subsystem for Linux.

Known issues

Weâre investigating reports of installing games from the Store to a secondary non-OS drive will result in the secondary drive becoming inaccessible. To prevent this from occurring you must change the default storage for new content to the secondary drive PRIOR to installing the game. This can be done in Settings > Storage > Change where new content is saved.

Weâre looking into reports of the update process hanging for extended periods of time when attempting to install a new build.

Live previews for pinned sites arenât enabled for all Insiders yet, so you may see a grey window when hovering over the thumbnail in the taskbar. Weâre continuing to work on polishing this experience.

Weâre working on enabling the new taskbar experience for existing pinned sites. In the meantime, you can unpin the site from the taskbar, remove it from the edge://apps page, and then re-pin the site.

Weâre working on a fix for an issue causing some devices to experience a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION bugcheck.

Weâre investigating an issue reported by some Insiders wherein the taskbar is obscuring the Power button in the Start menu. If this is happening on your PC, you may need to use the Windows key plus X menu to shutdown for the time being.

Windows Insiders on ARM PCs such as the Surface Pro X will notice that Windows PowerShell will fail to launch on this build. As a workaround, please use âWindows PowerShell (x86)â or âWindows PowerShell ISE (x86)â from the Start menu if you need to use PowerShell. Or download the new and modern PowerShell 7 which takes advantage of ARM by running natively. Plus the icon is prettier.

Celebrating with our 6th anniversary badge

As a thank you for being with us these last six years, last week we released a special anniversary badge to all Windows Insiders. Visit Feedback Hub > Achievements now to check out yours. Thank you so much for helping us improve Windows 10 over that time!

REMINDER: Mark your calendars for the November webcast

Join us on November 18 at 6 PM GMT | 10 AM PST for the next Windows Insider webcast where weâre taking a look at storage and disk management.

Important Insider Links

You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the features in this build? Check your Windows Insider Settings to make sure youâre in the Dev Channel. Submit feedback here to let us know if things werenât working the way you expected.
If you want a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring, head over to Flight Hub. Please note, there will be a slight delay between when a build is flighted and when Flight Hub is updated.
Thanks,

BLB
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Source: - https://blogs.windows.com/windows-in...w-build-20246/

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Ronnie Vernon · Oct 29, 2020

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14388 for PC and Mobile

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Downloading now.

July 12, 2016 3:02 pm

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14388 for PC and Mobile:

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14388 for PC and Mobile

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Yashwanth Kotakuri · Oct 29, 2020

Windows 10 Insider Preview Install Failed

Hello Simpson,

Thank you for contacting Microsoft Community.

We understand the inconvenience you have experienced.

Are you referring to Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14267?

Which Intel drivers are you referring to?

Are you referring to Intel drivers deployed through Windows Updates?

Did you get any error message when they fail?

From your description, I suspect that the problem might be due to unsuccessful installation of preview build caused this issue. Suggest you to check installing the build again to see if the same thing happens again. If you don't see the
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14267
update, then please check it after sometime. Refer this link
to learn more about Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14267.

Give us above details to assist you better.

Arvind Ram · Oct 29, 2020

Windows phone 10 insider preview upgrade issue

Hi Sudhakar,

Sorry for the delayed response.

Few devices have not received the new builds yet. However, build 14295 was released on 30th March, 2016 for Windows PC and Phone for certain devices. Microsoft Lumia 640 is included amongst the list of devices that receives this build. I suggest you to check
for updates once again and let us know if you have received the update.

For you reference:
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/03/25/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-14295-for-pc-and-mobile/

Hope this helps.

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